46 USC 7303: Possession and description of merchant mariners' documents
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46 USC 7303: Possession and description of merchant mariners' documents Text contains those laws in effect on April 26, 2024
From Title 46-SHIPPINGSubtitle II-Vessels and SeamenPart E-Merchant Seamen Licenses, Certificates, and DocumentsCHAPTER 73-MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS
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§7303. Possession and description of merchant mariners' documents

A merchant mariner's document shall be retained by the individual to whom issued. The document shall contain the signature, notations of nationality, age, and physical description, the photograph, and the home address of the individual. In addition, the document shall specify the rate or ratings in which the individual is qualified to serve.

( Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 542 ; Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, §421, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2125 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], §8505(b)(3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4751 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource section (U.S. Code)
7303 46:643(a)

Section 7303 requires seamen to retain their merchant mariner's documents. It also specifies the information that is to be contained in the document.


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021-Pub. L. 116–283 substituted "individual" for "seaman" wherever appearing.

2002-Pub. L. 107–295 struck out "the thumbprint," after "photograph,".